Quantitative control of CaCO3 growth on quartz crystal microbalance sensors as a signal amplification method.
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The surface crystallization of CaCO3 on gold was monitored by a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). Quantitative control of the grown crystals was realized by adjusting the ratio of two functional groups, -N(CH3)3 and -COOH, on SAMs. Crystals with uniform size, morphology and polymorphism were obtained. The amount of crystals formed was found to increase with an increase in the -COOH group. The proposed quantitative control of crystallization can be an effective mass amplification strategy for QCM to enhance its assay sensitivity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Analyst
دوره 142 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017